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LETTER: Fairfax County Leaders Are Missing COVID-Era Regulations

LETTER: Fairfax County Leaders Are Missing COVID-Era Regulations

Fairfax County’s local government recently announced that it would begin addressing grass complaints. If a neighbor’s grass is taller than 12 inches in height, we’re now encouraged to call Big Brother, who will then “investigate” these law-breakers and then fine them for lawn services. The impetus of such a ridiculous regulation, generally under the domain of a nosy, intrusive neighborhood homeowners’ association, is unclear…Read more

‘Negative Shock’: IMF Downgrades Growth Forecast for U.S.

‘Negative Shock’: IMF Downgrades Growth Forecast for U.S.

The International Monetary Fund slashed its 2025 growth forecast for the U.S. economy to 1.8%, a 0.9-point decrease from January, spurred by President Trump’s trade actions and policy uncertainty. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook report focused heavily on Mr. Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on April 2 that imposed a blanket 10% tariff on imports and threatened higher tariffs on dozens of trading partners…Read more

Maryland Joins Blue States Raising Taxes to Fill Budget Holes

Maryland Joins Blue States Raising Taxes to Fill Budget Holes

Maryland’s steep tax increases follow the lead of other liberal-leaning states that love to spend and are now desperate to raise revenue to dig out of growing deficits and fund new spending. Under the state’s $67 billion budget that the General Assembly passed this month, Marylanders will pay $1.6 billion for a dizzying array of new taxes and fee increases beginning in July…Read more

Democrats Turn MS-13 Gang Suspect Into New Crusade

Democrats Turn MS-13 Gang Suspect Into New Crusade

A federal judge reinforced her demand Tuesday that the U.S. keep working to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect wrongly deported to El Salvador, dismissing statements by that country’s president against releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said she would order a two-week sprint to get to the bottom of U.S. efforts to return Mr. Abrego Garcia, including demanding testimony from top Trump officials. She will then decide whether to hold the government in contempt…Read more

FBI ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Files Show Fervor to Frame Trump

FBI ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Files Show Fervor to Frame Trump

The top brass in the FBI and intelligence community were determined to stop President Trump from winning the White House in 2016, and they talked about removing him from office months after he was sworn in, according to newly released documents. The zeal to pin Russian collusion allegations on Mr. Trump spilled out of the 700 pages of emails, memos, interviews and other material connected to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe…Read more

Roberts, Barrett pivotal at high court for Trump’s agenda

Roberts, Barrett pivotal at high court for Trump’s agenda

Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees have become pivotal for President Trump’s agenda, which lower court judges have hamstrung by issuing nationwide injunctions against his policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have shown a willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in recent weeks to block parts of the administration’s initiatives…Read more

House approves budget plan, opens door to Trump agenda

House approves budget plan, opens door to Trump agenda

House Republicans coalesced and adopted the Senate’s budget rewrite on Thursday after spending the week bashing the upper chamber’s offering as an unserious attempt at cutting spending. Closed-door meetings and assurances that Senate Republicans are serious about steep spending cuts, in line with the House’s budget blueprint, helped sway frustrated House fiscal hawks…Read more

Most liberals justify assassinating Trump and Musk: survey

Most liberals justify assassinating Trump and Musk: survey

Left-wing “assassination culture” is on the rise. A recent survey found that about half of liberal-leaning U.S. residents could justify the murder of President Trump and his government efficiency adviser, Elon Musk. More than half of liberals say it’s acceptable to destroy Tesla dealerships and they also support Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…Read more

White House planning a military parade

White House planning a military parade

President Trump is expected to have a military parade in the streets of Washington, something he has wanted since his first term in office. The parade never came to be during his first term, but times may have changed. Plans for a military parade are apparently in the works for Saturday, June 14, which is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Flag Day and Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday…Read more

Judges punishing Trump at 36 times the rate of Biden: DOJ

Judges punishing Trump at 36 times the rate of Biden: DOJ

The Justice Department on Monday begged the Supreme Court to step in and curtail the wall of resistance President Trump is facing from judges, saying federal courts are overstepping their powers in a rush to block the administration. At issue are what’s known as nationwide injunctions, where a federal judge operating in one part of the country can halt the president’s policies…Read more

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LETTER: Fairfax County Leaders Are Missing COVID-Era Regulations

LETTER: Fairfax County Leaders Are Missing COVID-Era Regulations

Bureaucrats Now Want Control Over Your Lawn

Stephanie Lundquist-Arora | April 23, 2025

Fairfax County’s local government recently announced that it would begin addressing grass complaints. If a neighbor’s grass is taller than 12 inches in height, we’re now encouraged to call Big Brother, who will then “investigate” these law-breakers and then fine them for lawn services.

The impetus of such a ridiculous regulation, generally under the domain of a nosy, intrusive neighborhood homeowners’ association, is unclear. Perhaps our incompetent members of the board of supervisors, facing a $300 million budget shortfall in FY 2026, miss their more powerful Orwellian COVID days when Fairfax residents were calling the police on children at outdoor swim meets and on adults who weren’t masking outdoors in public areas.

If only Fairfax County’s leaders would take public safety and public school students’ abysmal testing outcomes as seriously as tall grass and outdoor masking, maybe we wouldn’t be facing a mass exodus of over-taxed and excessively regulated residents and businesses.

If my neighbor’s lawn bothered me that much, I would just knock on her door and offer to mow it long before I would call our local government officials about it. Those of us who feel that way and have the option likely are among the many leaving Fairfax County for greener, freer pastures.

Ms. Lundquist-Arora is a Fairfax parent and leads the county’s Independent Women’s Network chapter. She is a contributor for The Federalist as well as the Washington Examiner. Her writings have additionally appeared in Fox News Digital, National Review, The Daily Signal, The Washington Times, and Townhall.


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‘Negative Shock’: IMF Downgrades Growth Forecast for U.S.

‘Negative Shock’: IMF Downgrades Growth Forecast for U.S.

The International Monetary Fund slashed its 2025 growth forecast for the U.S. economy to 1.8%, a 0.9-point decrease from January, spurred by President Trump’s trade actions and policy uncertainty. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook report focused heavily on Mr. Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on April 2 that imposed a blanket 10% tariff on imports and threatened higher tariffs on dozens of trading partners…Continue Reading

Maryland Joins Blue States Raising Taxes to Fill Budget Holes

Maryland Joins Blue States Raising Taxes to Fill Budget Holes

Maryland’s steep tax increases follow the lead of other liberal-leaning states that love to spend and are now desperate to raise revenue to dig out of growing deficits and fund new spending. Under the state’s $67 billion budget that the General Assembly passed this month, Marylanders will pay $1.6 billion for a dizzying array of new taxes and fee increases beginning in July…Continue Reading

Democrats Turn MS-13 Gang Suspect Into New Crusade

Democrats Turn MS-13 Gang Suspect Into New Crusade

A federal judge reinforced her demand Tuesday that the U.S. keep working to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect wrongly deported to El Salvador, dismissing statements by that country’s president against releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Judge Paula Xinis said she would order a two-week sprint to get to the bottom of U.S. efforts to return Mr. Abrego Garcia, including demanding testimony from top Trump officials. She will then decide whether to hold the government in contempt…Continue Reading

FBI ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Files Show Fervor to Frame Trump

FBI ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Files Show Fervor to Frame Trump

The top brass in the FBI and intelligence community were determined to stop President Trump from winning the White House in 2016, and they talked about removing him from office months after he was sworn in, according to newly released documents. The zeal to pin Russian collusion allegations on Mr. Trump spilled out of the 700 pages of emails, memos, interviews and other material connected to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe…Continue Reading

Roberts, Barrett pivotal at high court for Trump’s agenda

Roberts, Barrett pivotal at high court for Trump’s agenda

Two of the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees have become pivotal for President Trump’s agenda, which lower court judges have hamstrung by issuing nationwide injunctions against his policies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Amy Coney Barrett have shown a willingness to join the court’s liberal wing in recent weeks to block parts of the administration’s initiatives…Continue Reading

House approves budget plan, opens door to Trump agenda

House approves budget plan, opens door to Trump agenda

House Republicans coalesced and adopted the Senate’s budget rewrite on Thursday after spending the week bashing the upper chamber’s offering as an unserious attempt at cutting spending. Closed-door meetings and assurances that Senate Republicans are serious about steep spending cuts, in line with the House’s budget blueprint, helped sway frustrated House fiscal hawks…Continue Reading

Most liberals justify assassinating Trump and Musk: survey

Most liberals justify assassinating Trump and Musk: survey

Left-wing “assassination culture” is on the rise. A recent survey found that about half of liberal-leaning U.S. residents could justify the murder of President Trump and his government efficiency adviser, Elon Musk. More than half of liberals say it’s acceptable to destroy Tesla dealerships and they also support Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…Continue Reading

White House planning a military parade

White House planning a military parade

President Trump is expected to have a military parade in the streets of Washington, something he has wanted since his first term in office. The parade never came to be during his first term, but times may have changed. Plans for a military parade are apparently in the works for Saturday, June 14, which is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Flag Day and Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday…Continue Reading

Judges punishing Trump at 36 times the rate of Biden: DOJ

Judges punishing Trump at 36 times the rate of Biden: DOJ

The Justice Department on Monday begged the Supreme Court to step in and curtail the wall of resistance President Trump is facing from judges, saying federal courts are overstepping their powers in a rush to block the administration. At issue are what’s known as nationwide injunctions, where a federal judge operating in one part of the country can halt the president’s policies…Continue Reading

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